Schubert for attorney general?
Editor’s note: Sacramento’s district attorney may have her sights on statewide office Anne Marie Schubert, Sacramento County’s district attorney, pushed hard last year to raise…
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What is Steinberg’s future?
Editor’s note: A quick primer on the speculation surrounding Sacramento’s mayor Darrell Steinberg was easily elected to four more years as Sacramento’s mayor last March….
Housing advocates blast Newsom’s plan for COVID-19 rent relief
Groups representing tenants say they were abruptly shut out of negotiations by the governor’s team By Scott Thomas Anderson If Gov. Gavin Newsom wasn’t already…
Sac’s new normal on COVID-19
Editor’s note: Sacramento County needs widespread vaccinations to further ease lockdown Residents of Sacramento County, like many Californians, can be forgiven for feeling whiplash on…
Former EDD worker from Roseville, Sac probationer among first arrested in billion-dollar unemployment fraud
South Placer woman allegedly took out an unemployment claim under the name of a U.S. senator Prosecutors have started what’s expected to be a years-long…
Health officers across Sacramento region brace for COVID-19 vaccinations in rural communities
Isolated seniors and farm workers have priority, but reaching them won’t be easy By Scott Thomas Anderson Drive-through and walk-up vaccination clinics are popping up…
Letters: Delta tunnel, Sacramento Zoo, Biden, coronavirus, homeless
Unheard voices Re: “State’s largest water district ignores tribes, conservationists, ratepayers on Delta tunnel” by Scott Thomas Anderson (News, Dec. 9): Shame on MWD and…
A dangerous time for disarray
Editor’s note: Sacramento County’s leadership is in transition as the COVID-19 pandemic peaks We’re heading into a long, dark winter of COVID-19. So could the…
Sacramento should prepare for a COVID death wave
Infections are soaring around the region. We all know what comes next. If the past is any indicator, the Sacramento region will soon experience the…
Department of Water Resources files lawsuit against every Californian to finance embattled Delta tunnel
State agency, water contractors look to issue new tunnel bonds during deepening recession By Scott Thomas Anderson “Defendants are all persons interested in the validity…
Sacramento’s lockdown eases
Editor’s note: County cuts COVID-19 numbers enough to reopen more businesses, but not yet for all schools Finally, there’s some light at the end of…
In the hot seat
Editor’s note: California public health officers are offered some new protection from threats. Sacramento County’s officer plans to sign up. So it’s come to this…
Battle begins to save rare redwood forest in Northern California
Conservation groups sue massive logging project as violation of Endangered Species Act For many, the lush, towering redwoods along Sonoma County’s Gualala River are vestiges…
Stuck in COVID shutdown
Editor’s note: Hoping to go to the movies or a concert or hang out inside a bar in 2020? Don’t count on it California’s new…
The desperate hour
Hundreds arrive at Capitol demanding lawmakers prevent eviction nightmare By Scott Thomas Anderson Fearing that California’s powerful real estate and banking lobbies will stop lawmakers…
Protect essential businesses
Essay: Unless governor and lawmakers pass protections, abusive COVID-19 lawsuits could wipe out small firms By Travis Hausauer If the economic consequences of the COVID-19…
Do better for youths of color
Essay: Closing California’s juvenile justice division is a good start, but young people need community support By Daniel Mendoza In the midst of a global…